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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-085050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HNVR"
cik: "0001828588"
company_name: "Hanover Bancorp, Inc. /MD"
filed_at: "2026-07-20T20:00:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-20T20:01:25.272745+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hanover Bancorp appoints Kevin O'Connor as President effective July 27, 2026

## Summary
- Kevin O'Connor, 63, named President of Hanover Bancorp and Hanover Community Bank.
- O'Connor most recently served as Long Island Market President at Valley Bank since Jan 2025.
- He brings over 35 years of banking experience, including CEO of Dime Community Bank and Bridgehampton National Bank.
- O'Connor will receive an initial restricted stock award of 10,000 shares vesting over five years.
- Appointment aims to fuel expansion and growth in the Long Island market.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-085050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HNVR
- cik: 0001828588
- company_name: Hanover Bancorp, Inc. /MD
- filed_at: 2026-07-20T20:00:17+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828588/000110465926085050/0001104659-26-085050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828588/000110465926085050/hnvr-20260720x8k.htm

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